Welcome to the EYFS
Settling In We support parents/carers to help settle their children into school quickly and easily by giving consideration to any individual needs and circumstances. Some children settle very quickly, others may take a little longer and we are guided in our procedures entirely by the response of each individual child. Please feel free to talk to your child’s key person about how they are settling in. DUCKS staff will work in partnership with parents/carers to settle their child into the DUCKS environment by: • reassuring parents/carers whose children seem to be taking a long time settling into the Kindergarten or Early Years • discussing with parents/carers the benefit of shorter sessions for a longer period of time in addition to the settling in period, should their child be finding it difficult to settle • encouraging parents/carers, where appropriate, to separate themselves in a supportive manner, helping the child to start their day positively • respecting the circumstances of all families and reassuring them of their child’s progress towards settling in Home Visits Home visits are an extension of our well established key person system. The aim of the home visit is to establish this relationship with your child in a comfortable, secure environment. We offer home visits to all children joining DUCKS in the EYFS. We hope that by visiting you in your home and seeing you in familiar surroundings we will be able to build trust and confidence between you and DUCKS. We, as practitioners, will gain an insight into your child’s life and learn about the things that are important to them. When we visit, we will bring a booklet for your child and a camera, in the hope you are happy for us to take photographs. You should already have received an email about how to arrange a home visit from either the Kindergarten or the Infants’ School. Comforters We know that some children have comforters that are special to them and we welcome these in the Kindergarten. These transitional objects can help to support settling in and provide a great comfort for children when they are coming to DUCKS for the first time. They represent a little piece of home that they bring with them. Swimming During the Summer Term, Reception children begin weekly swimming lessons which take place in the pool at Dulwich College. There are always three swimming teachers in the pool alongside the children and the classroom teacher or teaching assistant are on the poolside.
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